[loosetypes]

Any current/ former Amazon employees have advice for future (Amazon) employees a little jarred by this and uncertain about their standing coming in?

I’d imagine for the less senior folks it also might be hard to initially get a read of the room when everything’s new and potentially remote.

On a side note, I recently spoke with several non-dev friends (sales, finance, etc.) about the idea of URAs and they made it sound the norm in their worlds. Honest question: Could it be just especially shocking for those of us potentially accustomed to “cushy” tech jobs.

[Insanity]

I do wonder how common this is in non-US based Amazon offices as well. Firing people in EU countries is often not as easy.

[tjpnz]

I couldn't see this practice working in Japan either. Companies here tend to avoid firing people because they'll be obliged to support that person for a set number of months while also exposing themselves to litigation. Really curious to hear more from someone working in their Tokyo office.

[northern-lights]

If you have another offer from FAANG-like company, then you weigh your risk of survival and evaluate accordingly.